DeMarcus Cousins vs. Pau Gasol: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Pau Gasol and DeMarcus Cousins to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Pau Gasol is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by DeMarcus Cousins.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Pau Gasol scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while DeMarcus Cousins has a better scoring average in the regular season. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, DeMarcus Cousins averages 2.6 points more than Pau Gasol in his 18 seasons (19.6 points against 17.0). On the other hand Pau Gasol scored a total of 8,092 points more than DeMarcus Cousins (20,894 vs. 12,802).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
+2.6
11
Pau Gasol 17.0
18

Total Points

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
11
Pau Gasol 20,894
+8,092
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Pau Gasol has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,931).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3
Pau Gasol 15.4
+7.0
12

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3
Pau Gasol 2,098
+1,931
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 2
+2
Pau Gasol 0

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 13
+10
Pau Gasol 3

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
+50
Pau Gasol 47

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 316
Pau Gasol 454
+138

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 542
Pau Gasol 1,070
+528

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 650
Pau Gasol 1,215
+565

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 4
Pau Gasol 11
+7

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Pau Gasol 3
+3

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Pau Gasol 37
+37

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 8
Pau Gasol 112
+104

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 20
Pau Gasol 135
+115

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Pau Gasol 1
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 7.0 15.2 46.0 0.7 2.0 33.1 5.0 6.7 73.7 11 654
difference:+2.6+0.5+2.4+4.8+0.6+1.6+3.7+1.1+1.6+1.6+7+572
Pau Gasol 17.0 6.5 12.8 50.7 0.1 0.4 36.8 3.9 5.1 75.3 18 1,226

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 4,562 9,924 46.0 426 1,288 33.1 3,252 4,411 73.7 11 654
difference:+8,092+3,418+5,805+4.8+247+802+3.7+1,503+1,900+1.6+7+572
Pau Gasol 20,894 7,980 15,729 50.7 179 486 36.8 4,755 6,311 75.3 18 1,226

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 3.0 6.2 47.6 0.6 1.4 39.3 1.9 2.7 70.4 3 20
difference:+7.0+3.0+5.6+3.2+0.5+1.1+9.6+1.5+1.9+3.7+9+116
Pau Gasol 15.4 6.0 11.8 50.8 0.1 0.3 29.7 3.4 4.6 74.1 12 136

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMarcus Cousins 167 59 124 47.6 11 28 39.3 38 54 70.4 3 20
difference:+1,931+753+1,476+3.2+9+9.6+425+571+3.7+9+116
Pau Gasol 2,098 812 1,600 50.8 11 37 29.7 463 625 74.1 12 136

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
201181
Pau Gasol 17.6
+3.5
200282

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
201264
Pau Gasol 19.0
+0.9
200382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
201375
Pau Gasol 17.7
+0.6
200478

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
+4.9
201471
Pau Gasol 17.8
200556

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+3.7
201559
Pau Gasol 20.4
200680

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+6.1
201665
Pau Gasol 20.8
200759

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+8.1
201772
Pau Gasol 18.9
200866

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
+6.3
201848
Pau Gasol 18.9
200866

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 16.3
201930
Pau Gasol 18.9
+2.6
2009NBA Champion81

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 8.9
202141
Pau Gasol 18.3
+9.4
2010NBA Champion65

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 9.0
202248
Pau Gasol 18.8
+9.8
201182

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 9.0
202248
Pau Gasol 17.4
+8.4
201265

Pau Gasol's additional seasons:

* Pau Gasol played 7 seasons more than DeMarcus Cousins in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 19, from 2013 to 2019—he averaged 14.0 points in a total of 430 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.5 ppg and his lowest 3.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20020

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20030

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
Pau Gasol 18.5
+18.5
20044

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
Pau Gasol 21.3
+21.3
20054

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
Pau Gasol 20.3
+20.3
20064

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20070

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Pau Gasol 16.9
+16.9
200821

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180
Pau Gasol 16.9
+16.9
200821

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20198
Pau Gasol 18.3
+10.7
2009NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
20217
Pau Gasol 19.6
+12.0
2010NBA Champion23

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 10.6
20225
Pau Gasol 13.1
+2.5
201110

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 10.6
20225
Pau Gasol 12.5
+1.9
201212

Pau Gasol's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Pau Gasol played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.1 points in a total of 35 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.4 ppg and his lowest 6.

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